NSC 2014: Michael Baker [#78]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, who is competing at the 2014 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, -218, and is ranked #67 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Michael Surname(s): Baker Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Poker, Pool. Occupation: Engineering Technician

Round by Round
High score: 510 Average for: 400 Average against: 407
Round 1		Baker played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 390 to 471 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -81.
Round 2		Baker played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and lost 292 to 525 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-2, -314.
Round 3		Baker played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 411 to 430 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-3, -333.
Round 4		Baker played #82 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 359 to 344 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-3, -318.
Round 5		Baker played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and lost 363 to 421 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-4, -376. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Baker played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 315 to 503 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-5, -564.
Round 7		Baker played #34 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 502 to 354 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-5, -416.
Round 8		Baker played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 470 to 426 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-5, -372.
Round 9		Baker played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 343 to 446 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-6, -475.
Round 10		Baker played #76 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 393 to 423 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-7, -505.
Round 11		Baker played #68 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 455 to 336 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-7, -386.
Round 12		Baker played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 439 to 412 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-7, -359.
Round 13		Baker played #62 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 343 to 402 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-8, -418.
Round 14		Baker played #77 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 510 to 328 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-8, -236.
Round 15		Baker played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 351 to 452 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-9, -337.
Round 16		Baker played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 335 to 527 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-10, -529.
Round 17		Baker played #64 Deen Hergott (Ottawa ON) and won 454 to 387 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-10, -462.
Round 18		Baker played #92 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 468 to 271 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-10, -265.
Round 19		Baker played #74 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 498 to 359 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, -126.
Round 20		Baker played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 364 to 507 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-11, -269.
Round 21		Baker played #35 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 370 to 501 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-12, -400.
Round 22		Baker played #54 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 366 to 358 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-12, -392.
Round 23		Baker played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 381 to 399 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-13, -410.
Round 24		Baker played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 467 to 300 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-13, -243.
Round 25		Baker played #24 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 299 to 465 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-14, -409.
Round 26		Baker played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 412 to 418 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11-15, -415.
Round 27		Baker played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 440 to 356 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-15, -331.
Round 28		Baker played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 446 to 399 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-15, -284.
Round 29		Baker played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 425 to 317 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-15, -176.
Round 30		Baker played #17 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 408 to 437 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-16, -205.
Round 31		Baker played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 344 to 357 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-17, -218.

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